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Regular Council Meeting January 12, 2015 Page 6 23. Receive and discuss update of 2013 bond water and sewer line replacement projects and necessitate road repairs. Mr. Godwin told City Council that Contract A was complete; Contract B l was under construction; Contracts B2, C, D, and E were under design and should be bid in approximately March which totals approximately 22 million dollars; and a final project to expand and upgrade the Southeast Lift Station was also under design. Council Member Hashmi inquired if the projects were going according to schedule. Mr. Godwin said the projects were a few months behind due to all bids being rejected on Contract B, but there was the ability to get back on schedule. Council Member Hashmi inquired about Church Street and Mr. Godwin said that Church Street was not part of these projects, but when completed Church Street would be great. 24. Discuss status of city roads and repairs and program of work. Council Member Hashmi said he had placed this item on the agenda. Mr. Godwin said the City was currently working on older roads in three districts. He said the work included patching and repairing street surfaces, cleaning roadside ditches, replacing curb and gutter at various locations. Mr. Godwin also said the annual crack seal program was scheduled to begin in mid-January and included the Trail de Paris and the Oak Park track. He also said the seal work was scheduled for June and July. Council Member Hashmi said once the infrastructure was complete, they should look at the roads, because the roads were not a part of this. He also said the Council might want to consider putting a proposition on the ballot for a bond election to let the citizens vote to decide whether or not they wanted to improve the roads city-wide. Mayor Frierson inquired about the current funds and Mr. Godwin said they would have between 3.5 and 5 million dollars left over, but that you get about two roads for 5 million dollars. Council Member Hashmi suggested that an item be placed on a future agenda to discuss and obtain the real costs for engineering, construction, and to the taxpayers. Council Member Plata said he wanted it clearly stated that taxes would go up if a proposition was approved at a bond election. 25. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. Mayor Frierson convened City Council into executive session at 6:32 p.m. 26. Reconvene into Open Session and possibly take action on those matters discussed in Executive Session. Mayor Frierson reconvened City Council into open session at 7:07 p.m. Mayor Frierson said they discussed acquisition of potential land for an EMS Station and land acquisition as it pertains to the West Paris Trail.